The $100 Question: What Moment or Person Most Changed Your Life?

hey Aimee the moment that changed my life was becoming a mom at 16, because I had to grow up really fast

my first born, Meg. As soon as I delivered her I had a purpose that I had never had before.

Mandy W.

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Everything changed when Henry was born. The center of my universe shifted.

My therapist has really been my biggest support. She has lead me in a direction I could have never even saw myself going with my life!

Definitely when I became a mom--I know it is cliche but because I am a SAHM it completely changed my life in every way possible. It is amazing and daunting and a little scary to think that the things I do from day to day are the things that they will have as their childhood memories, be they good or bad!

Meeting my husband most changed my life because he really helped me to change my outlook on things.

My first child most changed my life.

We were always compared to our relatives, and usually unfavorably. one of the school counselors called me in to show me certain standardized tests scores and how well I had done- it was the first time I remember being told how good I was instead of how good other people were(implying that I didn't measure up)

Me when she cheated but everything turned out for the best. We divorced and then I met my current wife that I am so happy to be with.

It was when my Doctor weighed me at my three month visit and mentioned that my weight was out of control. He prescribed the medical version of Alli and the next week, I decided not to fill that prescription and join Weight Watchers. I've since lost over 100 lbs!

My now ex-wife cheated on me in my own bed.

I was a bit wild and irrisponsible when I met my husband I became more responsible and thought more about the future.

My husband the moment, I met him everything changed, he helped me to beleive in myself so much and I really am a much stronger person now.

The birth of my son changed my life the most. garrettsambo@aol.com

It has to be the day I had my son.

My husband by far!

My husband by far!

A guy named Ed. He was a recruiter for jobs in Texas. He hired me right out of college, and from there, everything changed! New town, new work environment, great pay.

It was when I became a mom. As I wrote to my daughter a few months after her birth, "Mommy never thought she would be in love with being a Mommy." Boy, was I wrong :)

When my husband found me again after 32 years--we were high school sweetheards--that led to our getting married, which definitely changed my life for the better!

Christ changed me for the better and continues to do so on a daily basis.

That person must be my child, who has made me a better person.

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Christ. He has changed me for the better and continues to do so on a daily basis.

The moment that changed my life is when i became at mom @ 16 years old. I had to grow up fast and learned alot of lessons, i would not take it back for one second because i am the person i am today because of that :)

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The moment that changed my life is when i became at mom @ 16 years old. I had to grow up fast and learned alot of lessons, i would not take it back for one second because i am the person i am today because of that :)

Aly890@hotmail.com

my husband changed my life the most i was totally lost when i found him.

Becoming a Mom most changed my life. You sure see things differently when you want to give the best to your kids.

I have two life changing moments....

When I was 19 I was looking through my yearbook and saw where a guy I had a crush on wrote & gave me his number. I decided to call him. We had our first date the next day, got engaged 2 weeks later & married 2 months after that (yes, we were in a hurry!). I always wonder what would have happened to both of our lives if I didn't happen to look at my yearbook that day.

The other (and probably the one that haunts me the most) one was 10 years ago. My friend & I made plans to go to the mall with her mom & sister. That day I was being lazy and decided to back out. She asked me numerous times to go but I just wanted to veg on the couch. On the way to the mall my friend got into a car accident that killed her sister and her mom. I have always wondered if I had went, if they had stopped to pick me up, could I have somehow prevented the accident.

The moment I became a mom - absolutely!

When I met my husband my life went on a completely different track...not necessarily a good one but a changed one, that's for sure! Now I have two kids and I can't get a job lol ;/

Definitely when I went to boot camp. I changed SO much as a person.

Mine would definitely be when I had my first child. I had been an infertility patient for about 5years, done in vitro, tried adopting, and everything in between. Up until the moment she was born healthy I was so afraid I'd never have a child. She was such a blessing. Thanks.

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Truly, the moment I believed what God says in the Bible, Romans 10:9-13. I haven't been the same since.

There have certainly been a series of moments that have changed my life, but a key moment was meeting a friend who later introduced me to my husband.

I know this is going to sound nuts, but when I was about 5 years old I was watching "Mr Rogers Neighborhood" on tv and he sat there and looked at the TV camera and said directly to me (or so I thought)"I like you because you're you" and it was profound. And everyday after that I thought "if no one likes me in the world (besides my parents of course) Mr. Rogers likes me" and I carry that with me to the present!
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...I met my wife. SHE IS WILD!!!

The moment in my life that probably changed my personality most happened when my brother died when I was 6 year old. In just one horrible day my life stopped being about dolls and playing and was filled with such sorrow. I still have such strong memories from that time even though I was so young and I know it forever impacted how I feel about life and how quickly it can all change.

becoming a parent changes everything.

She gave me the drive and the courage to believe that I could be whatever I wanted to be.

is a day I will never forget. I was 7000 miles from my home in the beautiful countryside of Ethiopia. On this day, I met my daughter's birth mother. We shared hopes, dreams, prayers, love and so much more. The day I met Zinash will never leave me. She gave me the most beautiful gift, my daughter. Our daughter. I had this overwhelming feeling that we were connected. Connected in the unconditional love we shared for this little baby girl. At the end of our meeting we hugged and cried as only two mothers could. I will never stop feeling that hug and dream of being able to see her again and reintroduce her to her daughter.

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Every time I am asked who I admire most or who changed my life, I'm stumped. I admired certain qualities in many people, but other than my family who really shaped me as a person, I can't single any one person out as THE ONE.

I'm not sure if it is the significance of a day two weeks out that is beginning to haunt me or the significance in the day one month later that is beginning to build up a flood gate of emotions. Either way, I am feeling a lack of control combined with anger and confusion. I've noticed the same changes in Charlotte over the past few weeks; she can go from being a fully content little girl to the same child who is frightened and unsettled. On January 20th Charlotte's birth mom, Almaz, took her to an orphanage and on February 20th my mom took her life.

I've never noticed this similar abandonment that my daughter and I share until now. I don't have this commonality with either of my other children or my husband. I've realized that this is something that only Charlotte and I can relate to together on an very intimate, emotional level. We've been abandoned by our birth mothers.

Almost five years have passed since that snowy February evening, in this time I have grieved, healed as much as possible and moved forward in my life accepting that it was her time to go and that her decision was not a reflection on me, but rather that God was ready for her. I've now realized that as I've lived through this time as an adult with memories and pictures to remind me of what was, Charlotte is going to have to endure this pain and healing as a child with few memories and less photos. When she wakes in the night crying is she seeing Almaz, when she can't find me and begins to panic does she think that I've gone, will I be able to give her enough of my love to ensure that she knows that her birth mother's decision to relinquish her was not a reflection on her but rather a decision to ensure her life.

Did our birth mother's decide to leave in order to give us a less complicated life or was their pain simply too much to endure and they had to let go? These are questions that I have accepted to be answerless. I tell Charlotte constantly that I will be with her always, that my life was incomplete without her in it and that she is a miracle. I've known that she was my daughter since the moment I saw her referral, from the instant we turned the corner in the Ethiopian care center where she met our gaze and smiled; God has given me a child, born a world away but connected to me like no one else.

Over Christmas break our best friends returned from Texas to visit and in one of our moments together they told us that some have asked them if we had changed since bringing Charlotte home or if we'd remained the same. I recalled the time leading up to giving birth to Sophia and how AJ and I were determined to remain the same people that we were and to do the same activities, when Etienne was born we knew that babies do in fact change everything and as we brought Charlotte home we knew that change had happened. I am a different person. I feel more compassionate and understanding, more emotional and open. I have seen a country filled with nothing but so full of everything. I have a bond with a woman I've never met but feel like I know so well. I am so thankful for the changes and the challenges that God has placed in our lives and although there are times when normalcy seems so desirable, I trust that what ever path I am taken down will leave me greater strength, confidence and faith.

As Charlotte and I approach two days with great significance, I know that underneath any discomfort or pain we may endure we know we are loved and we know that we will always have each other.

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As far as a "moment" that changed my life, I would have to say the moment I got my first positive pregnancy test after 2 years of infertility treatment. That was the moment that made the previous two years feel worth it.

I had a school nurse in my elementary school that made a huge difference in my life. I truly believe I'm in the career I'm in today because of seeds she planted all those years ago!

When by two children were born, it changed my life forever! Once a mother, always a mother - through smiles, tears, and joy!

my grandmother

My Grandmother. She was the only person who truly loved me for who I was. My mother only loved me when nobody better was around. My father only loved me when I was "good". I don't know what I would have done without my grandmother, and I still miss her today.

I definitely think having my kids changed me the most.

That's a tough question - lots of people have touched my life and sent me down the path I am now. I'm going to cheat a bit and say my mom and my dad - of all the people in live they were the ones that molded me, gave me my morals, values and beliefs. They are my support system and always my biggest fan no matter what happens in life.

The day I learned I was going to be a mom. It changed the path of my life completely.

Leslie My Mommy's Place ( http://mymommysplace.com/blog/ )